In vitro antimycoplasmal activity of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil [2]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 706-707

  Furneri, Pio Maria ^a   Paolino, Donatella ^b   Saija, Antonella ^c   Marino, Andrena ^c   Bisignano, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma; Susceptibility tests; Tea tree oil

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEA TREE OIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; YEAST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MELALEUCA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; TEA TREE OIL;

EID: 33747882299     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl269     Document Type: Letter

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